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STEAMGENERATOR.

Patented May 18, 1897.

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STEAM GENERATOR.

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STEAM-G EN ERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,969, dated May 18, 189'?. Application filed February l, 1896. Serial No. 577,720. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern.;

Be it known that I, DEYO S. VORDEN, of East Penfield, in the county of Monroe, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Steam-Generators, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates .to improvements in steam-generators, and has for its object the production of a device which is economically manufactured, is readily assembled and repaired, and is particularly effective andrdurable in use and to this end it consists, essentially, in the general construction and arrangement of the component parts of a generator, all as hereinafter more particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

In describing this invention reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure lis afront elevation of myimproved generator, the front section of the inclosing shell or jacket being removed for disclosing the interior construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2 2, Fig. l. Figs. 3 4, 5, and 6 are horizontal sections taken, respectively, on lines 3 3, 4 4, 5 5, and 6 6, Fig. l; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the detached grate-support.

A is a drum supported above the combustion-chamber B of my generator, and C C' C2 are upright heads arranged at the side of said combustion-chamber.

The drum A is preferably cylindrical and of greater length than diameter, is arranged in a substantially vertical plane, and is provided with blow-oft and steam-discharge pipes a a', communicating with its upper and lower ends. The heads C C C2 are of suitable size, are preferably arranged in a substantially circular series, and are usually utilized to form the upright wall of the combustion-chamber B. None of the heads C C C2 are arranged directly in front of the combustion-chamber B, as best seen at Fig. l, in order that said combustion-chamber and the aslrbox B', beneath the same, may be readily accessible through openings in the inclosing shell or jacket, presently described.l I therefore arrange above the plane of the combustionvpractical operation and repair of the generator. The heads C C' C2 extend upwardly, respectively, to the base, the in termediate portion, and the top of the drum A, and the water connections c c c2 extend laterally from the upper extremities of said heads and are connected, respectively, to the base, the interme* diate portion, and the top of the drum A. The connections c3 are arranged beneath the connections c2 and are interposed between the intermediate portions of the heads C2 and the base of the drum A, and in orderto facilitate securement of the connections c3 said heads are composed of upper and lower sections detachably secured together.

My improved generator, having its drum A and its heads O C C2 arranged and connected as described, is particularly durable and eiiicient, as the parts expand and contract freely and the water circulates in short substantially upright paths and passes both downwardly and upwardly from the base of the drum through said heads. The efciency of the generator is additionally increased by tubes D, which are formed with closed outer ends and project laterally from the drum A, above the connections c c c3 and below the connections c c2. Theouterends of the pipes D are preferably contracted for obviating the accumulation of sediment therein.

The lower ends of the heads C C' C2 may be suitably connected, but I preferably provide my generator with a water-containing base E, from which said heads project upwardly. The base E is preferably formed by top and bottom plates e e', having depending flanges e2 e3 at their outer edge, which extend beneath the lower face of the bottom plate e and are suitably secured together by rivets et. A base of this construction is economically formed,

since it consists of but two plates, one of which forms both the top and upright walls IOO thereof, and itis particularly durable, as both plates are secured together at a point beneath the water-line in the base, thus obviatin g un` due expansion of the joint between said plates.

My improved generator is provided with an inclesing shell or jacket F, consist-ing, preferably, of vertical front and rear sections ff", detachably secured together at their adjacent edges and provided with converging upper ends formed with a smoke-outlet f2. The shell or jacket F is preferably provided with an asbestos lining'f3, and its lower end snrrounds the base E and rests upon the rivets c4. Suitable openings f4 f5 are formed in the shell or jacket Ii for permitting access to the combustion-chamber B and the ash-box Bl, and these openings are closed by doors f f7, as best seen at Fig. l.

The grate G for my generator maybe oi' any suitable construction and is here illustrated as consisting of separable sections for facilitating its securement and removal. This grate is preferably mounted upon a support G', which consists of a split ring provided with detachable feet g', mounted on the base E and having its opposite ends detachably secured together by suitable fastening means g2. A grate-support of this construction is readily withdrawn through the opening f1 by separa-ting its adjacent ends and passing one end through said opening and turning the support until the opposite end is withdrawn. My improved generator is also provided with a suitable pressurevgage h, awater-glass 7L', and a feed-pipe r", which form no part of this present invention and are not herein specifically illustrated and described.

The operation of my generator will now be readily understood upon reference to the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In agenerator, the combination of a drum supported above the combustion-chamber, upright heads arranged at the side of the combustion-chamber, connections or pipes for connecting the upper ends of said heads to the drum, additional upright heads of greater length than the former heads arranged at the side of the combustion-chamber and extending upwardly therefrom, and connections or pipes arranged above and beneath the former connections or pipes and connected to said drum and to the additional heads, substan tially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a generator, the combination of a drinn supported above the combustion-ehamber, upright heads arranged at the side of the combustion-chamber, connections or pipes for connecting the upper ends of said heads to the upper end of the drum, additional connections or pipes for conncctingthe intermediate portions of said heads to the base of the drum, and additional upright heads formed of less length than the former heads and arranged between said former heads, said additional heads having their lower ends arran'ged at the side of the combustion-chambcr and their upper ends connected to the intermediate portion of the drum, substantially as and for the purpose speeiiied.

In a generator, the combination of a drum supported above the combustion ehamber, upright heads arranged at the side of the combustion-chamber, connections or pipes for connecting the upper ends of said heads to the drum, additional upright heads of greater length than the former heads arranged at the side of the eombustion-ehamber andv extending upwardly therefrom, connections or pipes arranged above and beneath the former connections or pipes and connected to said drum and to the additional heads, and tubes projectin g outwardly from the drum between said connections or pipes and formed with closed outer ends, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

i. In a generator, the combination of a drum supported above the combustion -chamber, upright heads arranged at the side of the combustion -chamber, connections or pipes for connecting the upper ends of said heads to the upper end of the drum, additional con.- nections or pipes tor connecting the intermediate portions of said heads to the base of the drum, additional upright heads formed of lesS length than the former heads and arranged between said former heads, said additional heads having their lower ends arranged at the side of the combustion-ehamber and their upper ends connected to the intermediate portion of the drum, and tubes projecting ontwardly from the drum between said connections or pipes and formed with closed outer ends, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a generator, the combination of a drum supported above the combustion-chamber, upright heads arranged at the side of the combustion chamber and extending upwardly therefrom and having their upper ends and intermediate portions connected to the drum, and tubes formed with closed outer ends and projecting outwardly from the drum, substantially as and for the purpose described.

G. In a generator, the combination of a water-containing base, a drum supported above the eonibustion-chamber, upright heads arranged at the side of the combustion-chamber and having their lower ends connected to the base and their upper ends extended above the combustion-Chamber, water connections between the drum and the upper ends and the intermediate portions of the heads and tubes extending laterally from the drum between the water connections, substantially as and for the purpose specilied.

7. In a generator,the combination of a drum supported above the combustion chamber, upright heads arranged at the side of the IIO ' combustionchamber and extending upwardly therefrom and havin their upper ends connected to the intermediate portion of the drum, and tubes formed with closed outerV ends and projecting outwardly from the drum above said heads, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. In a generator, the combination of a water-containing base, an upright drum supported above the combustion-chamber, upright heads of unequal length arranged at the side of the combustion-chamber and having their lower ends connected to the base, and their opposite ends provided with connections extending laterally, and opening, respectively, into the top, the intermediate'portion, and the base of the drum, and tubes formed with closed outer ends and projecting outwardly from the drum between the connections of the heads, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. In a generator, the combination of a water-containing base, a drum supported above the combustion-chamber, upright heads arranged at the side of the combustion-chamber and having their lower ends connected to the base and their upper ends extended above the combustion-chamber, water connections between the drum and the upper ends and the intermediate portions of the heads', and tubes extending laterally from the drum and having closed contracted outer ends, sub stantially as and for the purpose specied.

10. The herein-described water-containing base for a generator, the same consisting of a bottom wall having a downturned flange at its outer edge, a top wall provided with a downturned flange at its outer edge lapping upon the former flange, and forming the side wall of the chamber, and rivets passedl through said iianges, substantially as and for the purpose described.

1l. In a generator, the combination of a drum supported above the combustion-chamber, upright heads arranged at the side of the combustion-chamber and extending upwardly therefrom and having their upper portions connected to the drum, the lower ends of two of the heads being separated a greater distance than the corresponding ends of the remaining heads, a shell inclosing said drum and upright heads and -formed with an opening therein alined with the space between said two of the heads, a grate-support arranged within the shell and inclosed by the upright heads, said grate-support consisting of a split ring formed of less height than the opening in the shell and having its opposite ends detachably secured together, substantially as and for the purpose described.

l2. In a generator, the combination of a drum supported above the combustion-chamber, upright heads arranged at the side of the combustion-chamber and extending upwardly therefrom and having their upper ends and intermediate portions connected to the drum, and an inclosing shell consisting of vertical sections removably secured together for permitting access to the heads, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Fairport, in the county of Monroe, in the State of New York, this th day of January, 1896.

DEYO S. WORDEN.

Witnesses:

LEVRET B. HARKNEss, EUGENE BAKER. 

